CSR plays crucial role in community development

SIBU: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is crucial to enhancing society, especially in the context of community development, said Bukit Assek assemblyman Joseph Chieng. According to him, it mandates that businesses support community development in order to stabilise the current economy. “Next in the social context, when conflicts arise in society, CSR can help create a […]

Two patients receive monetary donations

KUCHING: Two local patients received monetary donations from Magnum East Malaysia (Magnum) through the MagnumCares Community Support Programme. The beneficiaries Lau Foh Liang and Lee Shing Ted each received RM1,500 in assistance to help with their living expenses and also for their medical treatments. Lau shared his family’s struggles after he suffered from brain cramps […]

Sarawak Energy wins top honours for community initiatives

KUCHING: Sarawak Energy’s leadership in community development initiatives has been recognised with two Gold Awards at the 14th Annual Global CSR & ESG Summit & Awards 2022 in Hanoi, Vietnam earlier this month. In its press statement here Monday, Sesco said Malaysia’s largest renewable energy developer and Sarawak’s primary power utility, Sarawak Energy were awarded […]

Music fest’s Gold Tournament, Buku Project launched

MIRI: The Miri Country Music Fest (MCMF) 2022 has launched the MCMF Gold Tournament and MCMF Buku Project. These fringe activities in conjunction with the country music festival were launched by Minister of Tourism, Performing Arts and Creative Industry Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah on Thursday (Oct 13). Abdul Karim noted that the MCMF […]

Foundation educates students on fire safety

KUCHING: Yayasan Farley’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme aims to build a high-quality community. For example, the foundation initiated the Children Fire Safety Champion programme to instil the importance of fire safety in school children. Yayasan Farley president Eijing Lau said the programme is a collaboration between his foundation and its strategic partners Fire and […]

Electrical wiring as CSR

KUCHING: The Kuching Sarawak Polytechnic (PKS) has implemented the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme of electrical wiring in asnaf (hardcore poor) houses in Kampung Samariang Pinggir. The programme was held recently in conjunction with the POLYCC Outreach Programme’s Malaysian Family Aspiration Tour (JAKM) of the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) 2022. The programme was attended […]

PWD staff reach out to transit home

SIBU: Staff of the Public Works Department (PWD) are taking time out to help those in need. On Monday (Aug 1) the department made a donation towards a temporary shelter for the homeless – Tempat Transit Gelandangan (TTG) – here. The donation, part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme, was handed over by PWD […]

UMW Holdings delighted to carry out CSR programme

SADONG JAYA: UMW Holdings Berhad is committed to providing assistance to the community, including in Sarawak, through its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme. Group chairman Tan Sri Hamad Kama Piah Che Othman said they had also selected several locations to carry out its CSR and distribute zakat. He was speaking to the media after the […]

PKS lecturers, students hold CSR programme at SK Tanjong Bako

KUCHING: Twenty-two lecturers and 20 students from Politeknik Kuching Sarawak (PKS) took part in a corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme, held in collaboration with Virtual Space Centre (VSC). With its themes “eDu-Tech iCare” and “TVET and Community Service with 3R Concept”, the participants were from the Information Technology and Communication Department, Petrochemical Engineering Department (JKPK) […]

Donate a pint to save life

BINTULU: Harbour-Link Group Berhad will be organising a blood donation campaign on Sunday June 26 at 10am onwards at The Spring Bintulu, here. This is held as part of fulfilment of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) project. Their collaboration partners include The Spring Bintulu which provides the venue; Tong Seng Huat (Bintulu) Sdn. Bhd. for […]